Yea currently Sunway HN is out of stock. Last friday went it to test and was considering it was still on stock. Then 2-3 hours later when i went it back to purchase the last unit was purchased by someone. So i paid deposit and the unit will arrive hopefully next week.

Price is 1999 but i paid extra for 1+2 years extended warranty

Similarly, you can get damn near reference audio level just by spending a few hundred bucks from http://www.diysoundgroup.com/ and DIY yourself.

Why need to pay companies like wharfedale and KEF to assemble it for you, tune it for you and charge you quadruple the price?

Please man, I know you want to be witty, but we get it.

Why pay some american guy to make a cabinet for you when you can make it yourself?

Please man, I know you want to be witty, but i get it.

A person that looking for a soundbar is a person that do need the improved sound but with less wiring here and there, and that the main reasons this thread is create up. We do understand that no soundbar will match a full AV setup, but we do have faith that someday in nearest future we do find a matchable candidates...

Cheers

BTW, the lowest possible price for RT5 is RM1999 from HN rite? And DesaSoundTheater will not bring its rite?

Correct, mainly due to space limitation and budget limitation. Another option is to have a 2.1 system instead or in wall speakers.

"American guys" don't even make speakers now a days. Stop living under a rock.

Don't need to be a generic smartass by trying to talk like someone you aren't. Kthnxbai, thread exit is that way.

been using lg bb5530a for 5-6 months

have to say that it exceeds my expectation
+ wireless setup, no more kids pulling cable
+ bd/dvd player in one body
+ much simpler and neat
+ 4.1 (better than tv...lol)
- not actual surround, its a soundbar so more or less
within expectation

hoping it'll last at least 2-3 years, i was quite reluctant
to purchase a soundbar but got a good deal on this one.
one of my better investment so to say

Do play more DVDs and BDs, swap often between them

Are u sure??... what about JTR,Seaton,Danley,Triad,Reaction Audio,PowerSoundAudio,Starkesound..etc2

This post has been edited by sherr127: Dec 30 2015, 12:27 PM

On the front. Go into their assembly areas and you'll see majority are illegal immigrants.

Source: I lived in the US.

But this is going off topic. The whole point is, soundbars do have a place. They aren't inherent crap but some smartass wanted to chirp about how considerably cheaper speakers will sound better and of course they do. I'm just saying you can go dirt cheap and get damn near reference audio quality, if a comparison wants to be made.

Finally gotten my RT5 today from HN Sunway.

Manage to set it up without much issue. Wireless pairing of the speaker was very fast and problem free. Only issue is that the back speaker wire is quite short i had to use an extension cord.

My first impression is that i am quite pleased with the output of this speaker. I hook this up to both my PC and PS4 using HDMI.

For the PC i tried playing 1080p Movies with DTS using MPC and no issue having the 5.1 surround sound. @SSJBen do you have DTS, DD or DTS HD displayed on the soundbar display when you played any of this format? Mine just display HDMI 1 or HDMI 2. So i am not sure which audio format is it decoding. Volume so far i did set 100% on my pc and 25-28 on the soundbar and it is already loud enough.

Only downside i can find so far about this soundbar is

1. I am unable to use the internet to update the firmware. Not sure why but i tried 2-3 times but failed. Not sure if its sony server issue. Tried to manually download but the page on the website could not be found when i click on the link

2. Menu for the soundbar is abit slow. Not as smooth as i hope it should be.

3. Surround speaker is abit soft. Not sure how to properly set the level. As i did the auto calibration and then i increase it to 2.5 dbs for the left and 1.5dbs on the right surround.

Forgot to mention that RT5 is to replace my logitech z5500. Quite like the Music arena mode and Clear Audio +. No problem pairing it with BT with phone.

Audio decode information can be seen by pressing "Display" on your remote. It's shown on screen. Obviously, you need the UI to be enabled in the settings.

1) Use this link: http://www.sony.co.uk/support/en/content/c...ate-0343/HT-RT5

2. Yup, I mentioned this before. The XMB is from Sony's Bravia TVs back in 08-10. Slow indeed.

3. Use a volume calibrator like Sound Meter. Download to your phone (make sure your phone has 2 mics), sit in the middle and calibrate the volume. Rear speakers should never be louder than front speakers btw.

I did check with the "Display" button at it shows LPCM 5.1 so i assume it should be optimum since its lossless? Can't find anyway to output it to specifically DTS on MPC

Already update it using the firmware from Sony Asia website through thumbdrive.

On the sound adjustment i think i would need more time to slowly listen and adjust it.

I was hopping that they will at least be as good as the PS4 menu

Thanks btw

2 weeks ago, i went to HN & bought new TV.
Since i am very disappointed with my Philips HTS5591/98 (mainly due to the wireless feature for the rear speakers), i bought Pioneer SP-SB23W.

Tested both with the later version SBX-N700, but i prefer SP-SB23W (maybe due to 'wood' body). So no blueray/DVD player yet.

anyone heard of Yamaha YAS-103?



any feedback of this soundbar in terms of SQ?

was wondering between YAS-103 vs Sony CT380, which is better? should i trust on the reputation that Yamaha produces better quality of sound compared to Sony as the price point is close to each other?

thx

Wow, that is 1 kick-ass looking soundbar !
If u talking about quality, yamaha is great if u can't afford higher end kind of sound bars ...
& regarding your question to YAS-103 vs Sony CT380, Yamaha wins hands down

The Yamaha had no HDMI input

what's the cheapest soundbar with at least 3 HDMI input?

hi bro... how come u say Yamaha wins hand down? u heard of its SQ before ah?